C&D Liverpool Office telephone number changed

This is just a quick post to inform everyone that the telephone number at our Liverpool office has now changed.

Please now dial 0151 305 0909.

World Demolition Summit and Awards Approaches

The 2016 World Demolition Summit gets underway on Friday at the Marriott Biscayne Bay Hotel, Miami, USA.

A healthy attendance is expected for this year’s Summit, which is being held outside of Europe for the very first time and features speakers from Europe, North America, New Zealand, and Japan. This is followed by an evening awards dinner celebrating the best in demolition and recycling from a shortlist compiled of entrants from 15 different countries.

C&D Consultancy has a strong presence at the Summit. Demolition Consultant Mike Kehoe will be delivering a talk during the conference that explores the question ‘Can traditional demolition learn from explosive demolition?’

Industry veteran Kehoe joined C&D just over three years ago, running the Liverpool and London offices, and has quickly become recognised as an expert in inner city demolition. He follows in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, who both worked in the demolition industry.

Furthermore, C&D has been shortlisted for two jobs in the Collaboration Award category of the World Demolition Awards.

The first nomination recognises the role C&D played alongside J Bryan Victoria, One Vision Housing and Technical Demolition Services in recovering the demolition of Seaforth Tower in Liverpool earlier this year, after initial explosives failed to bring down the two tower blocks.

The second is for C&D’s work alongside Dem-Master, Safedem, and Keltbray on the New Gorbals Housing Association’s demolition of the high rise flats at Glasgow’s Norfolk Court in May 2016.



“We are absolutely delighted to be shortlisted for the Collaboration Award again this year, having won it in 2015 for our collaboration with Safedem on Whitevale and Bluevale Towers in Glasgow. ” added C&D Lead Consultant, John Woodward.

“It is particularly pleasing that we have been nominated for two jobs. I believe that these collaborative networks have strengthened our reputation as a trouble-shooter and technical expert and contributed towards our growth.”

John concluded: “I am thrilled that our work has been recognised and we are all really looking forward to the awards ceremony. We wish all the other nominees all the best on the night.”


Keep an eye on our website over the next few days to see full details and results from the World Demolition Awards ceremony.

Next IDE North West regional meeting being held on November 26th

The next IDE North West regional meeting being held on Thursday, November 26th at The Park Hotel, Dunnings Bridge Road, Netherton, Liverpool L30 6YN.

The meeting is sponsored by Sloyan Doyle Demolition and the programme has been organised by Wayne Bagnall and Thomas Sloyan. The proceedings begin at 2:30pm with registration alongside refreshments and biscuits. Then at 3pm there's a CDM Consulting Ltd. presentation on "CDM 2015 Demolition and your duties." This is followed at 4pm with a presentation by Wayne Bagnall Consulting Ltd. covering the challenges and solutions working on one of the largest demolition projects in London. Finally at 5pm there will be a hot buffet for registered attendees.

If you would like to attend then please register in advance with the National Secretary at info@ide.org.uk. Attendance is also worth 3 hours CPD and non-IDE members are more than welcome.

C&D open new training facility in Birkenhead

Following heavy demand for demolition specific training courses in the Liverpool area C&D are pleased to announce that our new facility is open for business.

The state of the art facility is up and running and will be used for all C&D courses in the area from now on. And as reported earlier today, the Asbestos and Demolition training course on the 29th November will be held there.

Asbestos and Demolition training course end of November

Following demand for more courses on Saturdays in the Liverpool area C&D are running more weekend courses. The first of the new Saturday courses to be added to the calendar is an NDTG Asbestos Awareness and Demolition Awareness course on November 29th.

For details on the course and how to book your place, please visit our sister site Demolition Training.

Saturday training to become a regular option in Liverpool

Following many requests for odd places on a Saturday training course C&D have decided that we will now be running a NDTG certificated Demolition & Asbestos Awareness course on one Saturday each month in the Liverpool area with the first of those courses on Saturday 01 November with Mike Kehoe MIDE as trainer.

C&D have run open Saturday courses on a monthly basis in Birmingham and London for the last 18 months with great success and we now feel that this tried and tested model should be rolled out across other areas of the UK.

If you need a single place, or a dozen places please book them via email to mike@demolishdismantle.co.uk

Demolition & Asbestos Awareness in Liverpool on Saturday, 1st November

Following many requests for odd places on a Saturday training course C&D have decided that we will now be running a NDTG certificated Demolition & Asbestos Awareness course on one Saturday each month in the Liverpool area with the first of those courses on Saturday 01 November with Mike Kehoe MIDE as trainer.

C&D have run open Saturday courses on a monthly basis in Birmingham and London for the last 18 months with great success and we now feel that this tried and tested model should be rolled out across other areas of the UK.

If you need a single place, or a dozen places please book them via email to mike@demolishdismantle.co.uk

Demo Days in Liverpool this week

Worsley Plant is holding two Demo Days in Liverpool this week, happening on October 1st and 2nd. They will be showcasing a range of hydraulic attachments from leading suppliers including MB, Lehnhoff, Remu and Rotar.

Both days will run 9am to 4pm with the location being:

Bradley Demolition,
Prysmian Cables,
Manchester Road,
Prescot,
Liverpool, L34 1PD

Demonstrations will include:

- Rotar grabs, concrete processors, scrap shears
- Lehnhoff hydraulic quick couplers on a range of machines
- Remu Remediation processing buckets
- Crushing and screening buckets
- Mobile picking stations

Everybody is welcome. To register your interest just give Worsley a call on 01606 83 55 44, email them at info@worsleyplant.co.uk or just pop along on the day.

Source: Worsley Plant

Free FFI talk this Friday

A 60 minutes talk on FFI is being offered at the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, 1 Old Hall Street this Friday, 26 October 9am-10am. If any MCCSG members or others might be interested - it is free to attend with complimentary tea/coffee, and places can be booked by contacting melissa.bush@liverpoolchamber.org.uk.

More detail are available at the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, but here's a summary of what is being covered:

In this really useful 60 minutes, Dave Haddon, Director at 1st Choice Health and Safety Ltd will explain:

- Who is affected by the FFI Regulations
- What the FFI Regulations mean
- Why they have been introduced
- When they will apply
- How to avoid an invoice from the HSE
- Where to find further information about FFI

Beatles fans fight to save Ringo Starr's home from demolition

It's not often we get to write about a terraced house being fought for, but in this case the house is quite special. Madryn Street in Liverpool is the birthplace of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr.

The street is set to have the old, boarded-up houses on it demolished, but Beatles fans from around Europe are fighting to save it. At the moment it forms one of the stops on The Beatles tours, but the local council see it as having little historical value. Starr, whose real name is Richard Starkey may have only lived there for the first 3 months of his life after all.

The old houses are being demolished to make way for new family housing. The downside is the loss of a memorable building for some, but also thousands of fans visiting the area every year.

Source: BBC